USPS: Mail processing has come a long way

July 13, 2021 When Musette Henley started working at the Chicago Post Office as a mail sorter in 1961, she and her co-workers had no say over their work schedules. “[We] had to check the board every day to see if you worked the next day. We would not know … what day we would…

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A behind-the-scenes look at the USPS

Tracy Goldizen – April 7, 2015 OTTUMWA — When I was a kid, I spent hours sorting baseball cards. There was no shortage of them to go through — my dad was and remains and avid card collector. “First sort, second sort, third sort” is a running family joke. But as Patrick Shelby and I…

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Concerns over Eureka, CA mail sorting operation move to Medford, OR

Officials worried about impact on jobs, delivery, election ballots With the decision to move mail sorting operations from Eureka to Oregon, community members and officials have voiced concerns over how it will impact residents, businesses, post office employees and mail delivery. U.S. Postal Service spokesman James Wigdel said the overall impact of the move to…

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